Empire State

Located at the second level of the shopping centre, there is this western restaurant which opens fairly early at 10.30am, one of the rare restaurants which opens at this timing. What attracts the family to this restaurant is that there is a playground next to the restaurant. At this unearthly hour, the adults can easily enjoy their food, while keeping an eye on the little ones in the playground. As for us, little JJ has quite a fun time in the playground before the food arrives. The dining area is quite big too. We take a table by the comfy benches.
The servings of the food is quite big and served quite fast. As you have Entertainer mobile application, there is 1-​for-​1 main promotion.
Empire State BBQ Pork Ribs ($ 17.90)
Tender pork ribs rubbed with its signature spice seasoning and flavoured with its homemade BBQ sauce. Served with fries and mesclun salad.
The rib is very tender and tear easily from the bones. Juicy and strongly flavourful.
Grilled Salmon With Thermidor Sauce ($ 17.90)
Salmon grilled the way you like with a thermidor sauce and served with mashed potato and buttered vegetables.
The mashed potato is quite flavourful. The salmon is quite chunky although I feel that it is a bit overcooked.
Spaghetti Aglio Olio ($ 12.90)
Spaghetti with large portions of bacon slices, mushrooms, freshly chopped garlic, olive and chili flakes.
This dish is offered at $ 8.50 nett as a Student & Senior Citizen Specials. The pasta is well flavoured and tastes quite good with a slightly spicy taste.
Topup $ 1 for a cup of cappuccino which is nicely served in a clear cup.
Overall the food is great. Service is great too with friendly staffs although a bit blur about the promotions the restaurant is having. I am surprised that the restaurant is not crowded although next door is packed.

This is a place that serves «traditional» American fare, such as burgers, pizzas and the like.
I have to admit that I am not terribly fond of American food (having spent over a year in the states), but my friends insisted on coming here, so here I am.
I ordered the pepperoni pizza, which was pretty tasty but nowhere near authentic I must say. However, my friends and I really enjoyed this quite a lot. The dough was thick and topped with oily and cheesy pepperoni. The whole thing was pretty big so I guess sharing among 3 is just nice.
We also had the house burger and honestly, I felt that this one was just okay. The beef patty was pretty generous and nice, and the bun was just okay, and that was about it.
Overall, this is an affordable place for decent western food.